Congressman Anthony Weiner drops to fourth place among likely Democratic primary voters in
the race for New York City mayor as these likely voters say 53 - 40 percent he should drop out,
according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.

There is almost no gender gap, but a wide racial gap on this question: Women say 54 - 42
percent that Weiner should drop out, compared to men at 52 - 37 percent. But black voters say
53 - 42 percent that Weiner should stay in the race, while white voters say 64 - 25 percent he
should get out.

Weiner gets 16 percent of likely Democratic primary voters today, compared to his first-
place position with 26 percent in a July 24 survey by the independent Quinnipiac (KWIN-uh-pe-
ack) University.

City Council Speaker Christine Quinn leads the Democratic pack with 27 percent, with
21 percent for Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, 20 percent for former Comptroller William
Thompson, 6 percent for Comptroller John Liu and 2 percent for former Council member Sal
Albanese, the poll finds. Seven percent of likely Democratic primary voters remain undecided.

If Weiner drops out, Quinn gets 30 percent, with 25 percent each for Thompson and de
Blasio and 9 percent for Liu.

"With six weeks to go, anything can happen, but it looks like former Congressman
Anthony Weiner may have sexted himself right out of the race for New York City mayor," said
Maurice Carroll, director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.

"And with Weiner in free-fall, it begins to look like a three-way race again."

A July 24 Quinnipiac University poll showed Quinn at 30 percent if Weiner drops out,
with 26 percent for Thompson and 21 percent for de Blasio.

In today's survey, Weiner gets 24 percent of black Democratic likely primary voters,
down from 31 percent last week. Thompson gets 22 percent, with 21 percent for Quinn and 16
percent for de Blasio. Weiner's support among white voters drops from 23 percent last week to
7 percent today.

Having a "strong personal moral character" doesn't describe Weiner at all, 38 percent of
New York City likely Democratic primary voters say, compared to 26 percent who said "not at
all" last week. A total of 14 percent say having moral character characterizes Weiner a great
deal or a good amount, compared to 17 percent last week.

This behavior disqualifies him from consideration as a candidate, 40 percent of voters
say, compared to 23 percent last week. Another 40 percent say this behavior is a factor, but
doesn't disqualify him and 20 percent say it is not a factor at all.

"Lots of potential voters have been staying home in primaries and this poll evaluates
those who are likely to turn up September 10. This is our second survey of these likely
Democratic primary voters, a more nuanced look than earlier surveys of all registered voters."

From July 24 - 28, Quinnipiac University surveyed 446 likely Democratic primary voters
with a margin of error of +/- 4.6 percentage points. Live interviewers call land lines and cell
phones.

The Quinnipiac University Poll, directed by Douglas Schwartz, Ph.D., conducts public
opinion surveys in Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Florida, Ohio, Virginia,
Colorado, Iowa and the nation as a public service and for research.

For more information, visit http://www.quinnipiac.edu/polling, or call (203) 582-5201, or follow us
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1. If the Democratic primary for Mayor were being held today, and the candidates were John Liu, Christine Quinn, Bill Thompson, Bill de Blasio, Anthony Weiner and Sal Albanese, for whom would you vote? (If undecided) As of today, do you lean more toward Liu, Quinn, Thompson, de Blasio, Weiner or Albanese? (Table includes leaners)

TREND: If the Democratic primary for Mayor were being held today, and the candidates were John Liu, Christine Quinn, Bill Thompson, Bill de Blasio, Anthony Weiner and Sal Albanese, for whom would you vote? (If undecided) As of today, do you lean more toward Liu, Quinn, Thompson, de Blasio, Weiner or Albanese? (Table includes leaners)

2. If Anthony Weiner got out of the race, for whom would you vote; John Liu, Christine Quinn, Bill Thompson, Bill de Blasio or Sal Albanese? (If undecided) As of today, do you lean more toward Liu, Quinn, Thompson, de Blasio or Albanese? (Table includes leaners)

3. (INTRO Q3-5: If none of the candidates in the Democratic primary for mayor gets 40% of the vote, there is a run-off election between the two candidates with the most votes.) If there is a run-off in the Democratic primary for mayor, and the candidates are Anthony Weiner and Christine Quinn, for whom would you vote? (If undecided) If the runoff were today, would you lean more toward Weiner or Quinn? (Table includes leaners)

TREND: If there is a run-off in the Democratic primary for mayor, and the candidates are Anthony Weiner and Christine Quinn, for whom would you vote? (If undecided) If the runoff were today, would you lean more toward Weiner or Quinn? (Table includes leaners)

4. If there is a run-off in the Democratic primary for mayor, and the candidates are Anthony Weiner and Bill Thompson, for whom would you vote? (If undecided) If the runoff were today, would you lean more toward Weiner or Thompson? (Table includes leaners)

TREND: If there is a run-off in the Democratic primary for mayor, and the candidates are Anthony Weiner and Bill Thompson, for whom would you vote? (If undecided) If the runoff were today, would you lean more toward Weiner or Thompson? (Table includes leaners)

5. If there is a run-off in the Democratic primary for mayor, and the candidates are Christine Quinn and Bill Thompson, for whom would you vote? (If undecided) If the runoff were today, would you lean more toward Quinn or Thompson? (Table includes leaners)

TREND: If there is a run-off in the Democratic primary for mayor, and the candidates are Christine Quinn and Bill Thompson, for whom would you vote? (If undecided) If the runoff were today, would you lean more toward Quinn or Thompson? (Table includes leaners)

9. As you may know, Anthony Weiner resigned from the U.S. Congress after conceding that he'd sent lewd photos of himself to women he'd met on the internet. It's now been reported that this behavior continued until as recently as last summer. Regardless of whether or not you support him, do you think this is or is not a legitimate issue in the mayoral election?

TREND: As you may know, Anthony Weiner resigned from the U.S. Congress after conceding that he'd sent lewd photos of himself to women he'd met on the internet. It's now been reported that this behavior continued until as recently as last summer. Regardless of whether or not you support him, do you think this is or is not a legitimate issue in the mayoral election? (*Added sentence: It's now been reported that this behavior continued until as recently as last summer)

10. Regardless of your vote preference, for you, would you say that Weiner's behavior disqualifies him from consideration as a candidate for mayor, it's a factor but not a disqualifying one, or it's not a factor in considering him as a candidate?

TREND: Regardless of your vote preference, for you, would you say that Weiner's behavior disqualifies him from consideration as a candidate for mayor, it's a factor but not a disqualifying one, or it's not a factor in considering him as a candidate?